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Wetenschapscafé: De oceanen van de toekomst
8 Nov 2016
Deze avond bent u welkom op het Wetenschapscafé met als thema 'De oceanen van de toekomst'. Centrale sprekers zijn Prof dr. Ann Vanreusel, hoofd van onze onderzoeksgroep, en Prof dr. Colin Janssen, verbonden aan het Laboratorium voor Milieutoxicologie en Aquatische Ecologie. Ondermeer volgende... 
Wetenschapswedstrijd Corsica North Sea Challenge
24 Oct 2016
De universiteiten van Gent en Luik vieren hun 200ste verjaardag met een spannende wetenschapschapswedstrijd 'Corsica-North Sea challenge' voor leerlingen van het vijfde jaar secundair onderwijs
De wedstrijd richt zich op leerlingen uit vijfde jaar secundair onderwijs uit beide... 
Soft drink giant conquers deep-sea: human waste found at 4500 meters depth
30 Sep 2016
The human impact on this environment is particularly large and goes much further than we realize.
Proof of this is the discovery of a can of Coca-Cola at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. In the vast body of water that is the Pacific - sailing about 5 days from the mainland at a depth of up to... 
PhD defence Nele De Meester
30 Jun 2016
Unravelling coexistence of cryptic Litoditis marina species:
This PhD thesis aims at improving our understanding of the coexistence of morphologically similar but genetically distinct species. Competition, niche differentiation and dispersal were studied in the cryptic species complex of the... 
Jelly-Farm project
29 Jun 2016
Prof. Ann Vanreusel and Dr. Katja Guilini are participating in the Norwegian JELLY FARM Project, led by Akvaplan-niva AS, which aims at studying the combined effects of multiple organic stressors from jellyfish blooms and aquaculture operations on seafloor ecosystems. The first JELLY FARM field... 
PhD defence Thomas Willems
2 Jun 2016
An ecosystem approach to fisheries management: the atlantic seabob schrimp (Xhiphopenaeus kroyer) in Suriname:
The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) is widely regarded as the best way to manage our living marine resources. While traditional fisheries management focuses on the populations of... 
NeMys launches two new identification keys: Rhynchonema & Monhysteridae
1 Jun 2016
While the Nemys editorial team is working hard behind the scene to have the list of free-living marine nematodes as complete and up-to-date as possible by this summer, one of the first accomplishments was reached from the long run aims. That is adding new identification keys based on up to date... 
PhD defence Freija Hauquier
27 May 2016
Environmental and spatial constrains on Antarctic marine nematode distribution:
The distribution of organisms across the globe is not random, an observation that has stimulated the search for rules and explanations for the processes behind it. In general, there is a consensus that local species... 
QuatdeceMBSS
26 Feb 2016
Program of the 14th Marine Biology Section Symposium (QuatdeceMBSS)
Session 1: The freshman session
9.10: Xiaoyu Fang - Modelling benthos-mediated biogeochemical cycling in estuarine environments
9.15: Mohammed Alsebai - Long-term changes in benthic communities in the Belgian part of the... 
PhD defence Bart De Smet
30 Oct 2015
The importance of Lanice conchilega reefs in trophic linkages in intertidal areas:
This PhD thesis aims at improving our understanding of the structural and functional role of reefs constructed by the ecosystem engineer Lanice conchilega in natural soft substrate coastal ecosystems. This was... 
PhD defence Lies Vansteenbrugge
15 Oct 2015
The non-indigenous ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the southern North Sea
PhD defence Thibaud Mascart
10 Jun 2015
Seagrass macrophytodetritus: A copepod hub - Species diversity, dynamics and trophic ecology of the meiofauna community in Posidonia oceanica leaf litter accumulations:
Macrophytodetritus is a heterogeneous mixture of detrital material that accumulates on submerged unvegetated sand patches amid... 
Scientific cruise to the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone
10 Mar 2015
On the 10th of March 2015, Prof. Ann Vanreusel and PhD candidate Lara Macheriotou boarded the new RV SONNE in Panama city. The vessel will take them to the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ) in the central Pacific, currently the largest known reserve of polymetallic nodules which are rounded... 
TrideceMBSS
6 Mar 2015
Program of the 13th Marine Biology Section Symposium (TrideceMBSS)
Session 1: The Freshman session
9.40: Yana Deschutter - How to cope(pod) with a multistressor environment?
9.45: Pieterjan Verhelst - The importance of estuarine and coastal areas for the migration of fish and recovery of... 
DuodeceMBSS
21 Feb 2014
Program of the 12th Marine Biology Section Symposium (DuodeceMBSS)
Session 1: Young, wild and enthusiastic
9.05: Anna-Maria Vafeiadou - How do marine nematodes cope with extreme temperatures and fluctuations?
9.30: Christoph Mensens -Stressor-induced biodiversity and ecosystem functioning... 
UndeceMBSS
8 Mar 2013
Program of the 11th Marine Biology Section Symposium (UndeceMBSS)
Session 1: Young, wild and enthusiastic
9.05: Lidia Lins Pereira - Understanding causes and consequences of increased levels of biodiversity.
9.25: Luana Monteiro - Using nematodes to evaluate real impacts of oil... 
DeceMBSS
30 Mar 2012
Program of the 10th Marine Biology Section Symposium (DeceMBSS)
Session 1: Young, wild and enthusiastic - 9.05-10.25
9.05 : Lies Van Steenbrugge - The impact of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Southern North Sea
9.25 : Arne Kinds - The Ghent University Sustainable Seafood... 
NoveMBSS
1 Apr 2011
Program of the 9th Marine Biology Section Symposium (NoveMBSS)
Session 1 : young, wild and enthusiastic: -
9.05 – 9.20 : Tania Campinas-Bezerra - Dynamics of predacious nematodes on an estuarine tidal flat
9.20 – 9.35 : Thibaud Mascart - Functional diversity of meiofauna in detritus... 
OcteMBSS
26 Feb 2010
Program of the 8th Marine Biology Section Symposium (OcteMBSS)
Session 1 : young, wild and enthusiastic: - 9.05 - 10.05
9.05-9.20 : Jan Reubens - The importance of artificial hard substrates for the ecology of the ichthyofauna: first results and future perspectives
9.20-9.35 : Annelies De... 
SeveMBSS
13 Feb 2009
Program of the 7th Marine Biology Section Symposium (SeveMBSS)
Session 1: Young, wild and enthusiastic - 9.05-10.05
9.05-9.20 : Ellen Pape - The structural and functional biodiversity of the meiofauna in relation to geochemical conditions on the Darwin Mud Volcano (Gulf of Cadiz)
9.20-9.35... 